News

Boy looking at cricket in a jar

YHA gets behind outdoor learning

YHA is fully behind the Government's new Manifesto for Learning Outside the Classroom.


Mountain environment discovery and exploration

Run in conjunction with the Lake District National Park, Lake District hostels are now offering a new Geography package.


Group of boys building a raft

Ofsted - "Schools are selling children short on trips"

Ofsted claims pupils are being offered school trips as a "treat" for sitting exams, and other children miss out altogether because of the expense.


Two boys wearing safety equipment

Staying Safe action plan

Organisations that host school or other youth group visits such as museums, historic houses, field study centres and farms will be encouraged to qualify for quality 'badges'


The outdoor classroom at YHA Windermere

NEW for 2008!

Visit YHA Windermere this year and experience two new and unique outside classrooms.